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  • Elimination of seniority as a basis for rehire of employees when there has been a reduction in force (RIF)”.
  • Substitution of letter grades for the current system of classifying schools. This includes allowing the State Board of Education to assign a letter grade of F to persistently low achieving schools
  • Substantive changes to the retirement system to save the state money. (2011)
  • Requiring school districts to adopt and enforce policies and procedures to prohibit bullying including bullying through electronic technology or school computers.(2011)
  • Supplementary training reading instruction required for all teachers in underperforming schools. (2011)
  • Requiring school districts to collect and maintain “verifiable documentation” of residency of all enrolled pupils. (2011)
  • Prohibiting deduction of payments from payrolls for any organization that uses funds for political purposes (unions). $10,000 fine per violation. (2011)
  • Defining that parents of all students have the right to request to review all materials and activities used in class in advance of their use. (2011)
  • Requiring every school board to adopt policies to educate coaches, students and parents of the danger of head injuries, policy must stipulate that a student suspected of sustaining a concussion will be immediately removed until the student is evaluated by and receives medical clearance. (2011)
  • State immigration laws prohibiting school districts from hiring “illegal” aliens with the threat of “permanent revocation” of a license to operate the school for violations of this rule.
  • Prohibition of any school personnel from providing prescribed medication to a pupil without specific approval by parent.
  • Prohibition of teaching any curriculum that promotes overthrowing the U.S. government, or is designed primarily for pupils of a specific race or class or advocates ethnic solidarity with the provision that 10% of state aid will be withheld from any district that agrees to teach such curriculum.
  • Requirement for each district to maintain a web site listing specific information about the district.
  • Exemption for all charter schools from paying taxes on food or drink.
  • Requirement to base all superintendents evaluation and pay on student performance and parental satisfaction, with a subsequent requirement to publish the list of the “rankings of all districts from 1-100”.
  • Requirement to provide a 30 minute recess for all elementary pupils.
  • Requirement to allow all pupils to test out of high school after age 16.
  • Additional requirements to teacher evaluations to include at least 40% of their evaluation on the basis of student test scores.
  • A requirement to publish “letter grades” on the performance of all schools in Arizona.
  • A requirement that all contractors, sub-contractors, vendors and employees who are on school grounds during a day must have valid fingerprint clearance.
  • A requirement that all charter school property will be taxed at the lowest rate available
  • A prohibition against immediate family in the same household serving on the same school board.
  • A requirement that the State Board of Education must develop standards for on-line schools, that a full-time student be one enrolled for 5 hours a day in an on-line environment, and that all public schools are eligible to provide on-line schools for all students grades k-12.
  • An expansion of the statutes requiring mandatory reporting to include drug and sex abuse.
  • An addition of child bigamy and sale of a child to the list of convictions where no person may hold a teaching certificate.
  • A requirement that a district must respond to a parents’ request for information within 10 days.
  • A requirement that student teachers must be fingerprinted.
  • A provision that allows charter schools to set enrollment preferences for children of school employees.
  • A provision that allows for creation of single gender schools.
  • Requirement to fingerprint all contractors, subcontractors and vendors before coming onto a school campus.

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona school law review, 2nd edition. OpenStax CNX. Oct 11, 2011 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11365/1.2
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